JPS61242234A - Sanitary washing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sanitary cleaning device that mechanically moves a jet jet ejected from a jet jetting portion of a nozzle to effectively widen the cleaning range.

Prior Art Conventionally, as a sanitary cleaning device, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-1063
There is one described in Publication No. 7.

The nozzle body and the telescopic nozzle guided by the nozzle body are driven by an electric drive device, and the position of the telescopic nozzle can be reciprocated within a predetermined range.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with this structure, the telescoping nozzle can only move in the direction of expansion and contraction, and the jet stream cannot be deflected in a direction perpendicular to the direction of expansion and contraction. Therefore, the cleaning jet could not be effectively spread over the area to be cleaned.

In addition, there is a sanitary cleaning device that attempts to expand the cleaning area by swinging the nozzle in two directions, such as the one described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 59-2151986, but it has two drive parts. Therefore, the structure is complicated and it is difficult to construct it compactly.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to mechanically move the nozzle to effectively spread the jet jet ejected from the jet jet part of the nozzle to the area to be cleaned by the user, thereby achieving a cleaning effect without increasing the user's discomfort. The object of the present invention is to secure a predetermined cleaning effect with a smaller cleaning flow rate, and to provide a simpler mechanism for achieving this effect.

Means for Solving the Problem In order to solve the above problem, a nozzle having a jet jetting part is reciprocated over a predetermined interval, and at the same time, this reciprocating motion is used to direct the jet jetted from the jet jetting part to the left and right. The nozzle is provided with a nozzle guide means that swings in both directions.

Function: With the above configuration, the jet jetting section swings not only back and forth but also in the left and right directions, which widens the cleaning area and increases the cleaning effect.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. In the figure, 1 is a toilet bowl, 2 is a flush water tank connected to the rear of the toilet bowl, and 3 is a flush toilet seat unit connected to the toilet bowl 1, which includes a hot water unit, a pressurizing section, a cleaning section, and a control section that controls these. It has a built-in toilet seat 4 and a toilet lid 5 that are rotatably connected. A jet jet spouting part 6 for spouting cleansing water onto the area to be cleaned of a user seated on the toilet seat 4 is located at the tip of an extendable part 7a of a nozzle 7, and is configured to protrude and retract from the cleansing toilet seat unit 7)3. The cleansing water tank 2 and the cleansing toilet seat unit 3 are connected by a water supply pipe 8, and are further communicated with a pump 8a in the cleansing toilet seat unit a. pump 8
The water pressurized in step a reaches the hot water supply section 10 via the discharge flow path 9. The hot water supply unit 10 includes a hot water tank 13 having an inlet pipe 11 and a hot water outlet pipe 12, a sheathed heater 14 built in the hot water tank 13, a temperature sensor 15 that detects the temperature of water in the hot water tank 13, and a temperature control unit 16. .

The hot water heated in the hot water supply section 10 flows from the hot water pipe 12 to the connection port 17 of the re-nozzle 7 to the jet jet section 6 provided at the tip of the telescopic section 7a of the nozzle 7, and becomes a jet to the user's area to be cleaned. is injected into. The nozzle 7 is equipped with an extensible part 7a that moves in and out by water pressure, and a reciprocating movement means 19 that is driven by a motor 18 and performs reciprocating movement over a predetermined interval. The reciprocating means 19 is composed of a link mechanism 20, a position detecting means 21, and a control circuit 22. The link mechanism 20 includes a pair of fixing rings 22a, 2 that are integrally provided with the nozzle 7.
2b, this pair of fixing rings 22a.

A rotating ring 23 that is held between the rotating rings 22b and rotatably holds the nozzle 7, and a pair of shafts 2 provided on the rotating ring 23.
4a and 24b are the arm 2 driven by the motor 18.
A pair of bearings 26a provided at 5.

Link mechanism 20 configured by being rotatably inserted into 26b
A drive unit and a nozzle guide 27 that is slidable in the axial direction of the nozzle 7 to support the movement of the nozzle 7 are mounted on the substrate 28.
The supporting part of the link mechanism 2o is rotatably fixed in the movement direction of the nozzle 7 at the upper part. The nozzle guide 27 is made of a sliding resin, and a clearance of 0.05+w is provided over the entire circumference between the nozzle guide 27 and the nozzle 7 made of stainless steel. The reciprocating motion is performed by a magnet 29 provided integrally with the nozzle 7, which is the position detection means 21, and by the movement of the magnet 29, a pair of reed switches 30a perform important operations.

30b and the control circuit 22, the motor 18 is operated in forward and reverse directions, and the nozzle 7 is controlled to reciprocate over a predetermined interval. Furthermore, this nozzle 7 has a guide means 31 for deflecting the jet jet part 6 by a predetermined distance in the left and right direction of the user. The guide means 31 includes a stainless steel guide pin 32 provided integrally with the nozzle 7 and a grooved cam 33 that guides the guide pin 32.
is fixed to the nozzle guide 27. groove;
The gum 33 is constituted by a wavy groove that moves a predetermined distance left and right with respect to the reciprocating direction of the nozzle 7,
This groove has a shape that expands upward to the left and right.

Next, regarding the operation during cleaning, when the user turns on a cleaning switch (not shown), the pump 8a rotates and pumps hot water in the hot water tank 13 to the nozzle 7. The hot water that has flowed into the nozzle 7 pushes out the extensible part 7a of the nozzle 7, and then is sprayed from the jet jet part 6 onto the user's part to be cleaned. At the same time, the nozzle 7 is moved by a link mechanism 20 which is a reciprocating means 19.
, the motor 18 serving as a drive source for the link mechanism 20, the position detecting means 21, and the control circuit 22 cause the link mechanism 20 to reciprocate in a predetermined range in the front-rear direction of the user. At this time, the guide pin 32 provided integrally with the nozzle 7 is connected to a grooved cam 3 in which a wavy groove is formed so that the guide pin 32 moves a predetermined distance left and right with respect to the reciprocating direction of the nozzle 7.
3, the nozzle 7 repeats reciprocating motion while swinging at a predetermined angle around the axis.

Another set of position control means 21 can be installed, and two positions can be set for anal cleansing and female private parts cleansing.

In the above configuration, the jet jet ejected from the jet jetting portion 6 can realize a desired jetting pattern along the shape of the grooved cam 33, and the nozzle 7 can be accurately positioned by the grooved cam a3.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIGS. 5 and 6. 5 and 6, the difference from the above embodiment is that the guide means 31A of the nozzle 7 is used as a means for regulating the position of the nozzle 7 in the left and right direction. Specifically, it is provided integrally with the nozzle 7. A guide pin 34 is arranged on the side of the nozzle 7, and a pair of support plates 35 support the nozzle 7 from the left and right sides.
a, 35b are provided, and one support plate 35 is provided.
A curved cam 36 is formed opposite to the guide pin 34, and a plate-shaped spring 37 is fixed to the other support plate 35b so as to press the nozzle 7 against the curved cam 36.

According to this configuration, the angle of the cleaning jet with respect to the user's part to be cleaned is difficult to change, and the cleaning jet can be stably applied to the part to be cleaned.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the sanitary cleaning device of the present invention provides the following effects.

(1) Since it has a means for swinging the cleaning jet ejected from the jet jet in the front-rear direction and left-right direction of the user, the cleaning effect can be ensured without increasing the discomfort of the user, and the flow rate can be reduced. It was possible to wash it with.

(2) Since it has means for deflecting or moving the cleaning jet a predetermined distance in the left and right directions of the user by means of reciprocating the cleaning jet in the front and rear directions of the user, it can be operated with only one actuator, simplifying the configuration. , it is possible to achieve compactness.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a top view of the main parts of the cleaning section in the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the main parts of the washing section, FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the sanitary washing device, The figure is a schematic external view of the same sanitary cleaning device, FIG. 5 is a top view of the main part of the washing section in the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of the main part of the washing section. 4...Toilet seat, 6...Jet jet spout, 7.
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Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A reciprocating motion that includes a jet jetting part that jets cleansing water onto the area to be cleaned of a user seated on a toilet seat, and a nozzle that has this jet jetting part, and that moves the nozzle back and forth in a predetermined section in the front and back direction of the user. A sanitary cleaning device comprising a movement means and a guide means for deflecting or moving the jet jet part by a predetermined distance in the left and right direction of a user by the reciprocating means. (2) The guide means for deflecting the jet jet a predetermined distance in the left-right direction of the user by the reciprocating means comprises a guide pin provided integrally with the nozzle and a grooved cam that guides the guide pin. The sanitary cleaning device according to item 1. (3) The guide means for moving the jet jet part a predetermined distance in the left and right direction of the user by means of reciprocating means includes a guide pin provided integrally with the nozzle, a curved cam that guides the guide pin, and a curved cam that guides the guide pin. A sanitary cleaning device according to claim 1, which is constituted by a spring that presses against a curved cam.